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A showdown between three of District 10′s premier swimmers looms in the Class AA 100-yard boys backstroke this week in the D-10 championships.

Fairview’s Robert Sikatzki, Mercyhurst Prep’s Griffin Schaetzle and Corry’s Brent Benedict are the top three seeds, respectively, in the 100 backstroke in what might be the most competitive race at this weekend’s D-10 championships.

The District 10 released the psych sheets for the Class AA and Class AAA meets, which take place Friday and Saturday at Penn State Behrend’s Junker Center. Remember, DuBois is swimming in the D-10 Class AAA meet this year.

Here’s a look at the top seeds in each event:

CLASS AA BOYS

200 medley relay: Fairview 1:40.81
200 freestyle: Griffin Schaetzle, Mercyhurst Prep 1:47.28
200 IM: John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep 2:04.15
50 freestyle: Phil Emerson, Franklin 21.53
100 butterfly: Brent Benedict, Corry 50.85
100 freestyle: Phil Emerson, Franklin 49.26
500 freestyle: Zachary France, Slippery Rock 5:07.09
200 freestyle relay: Titusville 1:31.53
100 backstroke: Robert Sikatzki, Fairview 52.37
100 breaststroke: John Mackowski, Mercyhurst Prep 1:01.39
400 freestyle relay: Fairview 3:22.31

CLASS AA GIRLS

200 medley relay: Fairview 1:54.29
200 freestyle: Lauren Barber, Wilmington, 1:52.65
200 IM: Kelsey Urban, Harbor Creek 2:18.95
50 freestyle: Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep 24.90
100 butterfly: Molly Phillips, Mercyhurst Prep 1:00.23
100 freestyle: Rylee Klomp, Mercyhurst Prep 54.21
500 freestyle: Katelyn Steigerwald, Franklin 5:36.14
200 freestyle relay: Fairview 1:42.08
100 backstroke: Hannah Feucht, North East 1:00.45
100 breaststroke: Lauren Barber, Wilmington 1:03.71
400 freestyle relay: Fairview 3:47.63

Check out the complete Class AA psych sheet

CLASS AAA BOYS

200 medley relay: Cathedral Prep 1:38.76
200 freestyle: Reid Morrison, Cathedral Prep 1:50.86
200 IM: Auckie Fenstermacher, DuBois 2:04.11
50 freestyle: Jonathan Ekas, McDowell 21.79
100 butterfly: Luke Merski, Cathedral Prep 53.66
100 freestyle: Reid Morrison, Cathedral Prep 49.58
500 freestyle: Carey Behm, McDowell 5:08.61
200 freestyle relay: McDowell 1:29.41
100 backstroke: Jonathan Ekas, McDowell 51.16
100 breaststroke: Rex Riley, Cathedral Prep 1:01.04
400 freestyle relay: Cathedral Prep 3:19.28

CLASS AAA GIRLS

200 medley relay: McDowell 1:55.02
200 freestyle: Danielle Snyder, McDowell 2:04.22
200 IM: Kristin Owens, McDowell 2:23.22
50 freestyle: Heather Sternby, Meadville 25.11
100 butterfly: Heather Sternby, Meadville 1:02.21
100 freestyle: Julia Rahner, McDowell 55.59
500 freestyle: Gabrielle Humphrey, DuBois 5:35.90
200 freestyle relay: DuBois 1:46.10
100 backstroke: Elin Smith, Warren 1:02.84
100 breaststroke: Mylinda Hartnett, Meadville 1:11.04
400 freestyle relay: McDowell 3:52.87

Check out the complete Class AAA psych sheet

Reid Morrison

Cathedral Prep sophomore Reid Morrison had a breakout freshman season with two medals at the District 10 Class AAA championships.

Morrison placed third in the 100 butterfly and fifth in the 100 free and is looking for more this season.

In a recent meet against Mercyhurst Prep, Morrison won the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.25 seconds while also swimming on the winning 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relay teams.

He also won the 200 free and was on the winning 200 and 400 free relay teams in a win over Meadville on Monday.

Poll results:

Here’s a look at Erie County’s top Class AAA swimming and diving performances reported to the Erie Times-News this season.

McDowell’s Jonathan Ekas is the leader in four events, and Cathedral Prep’s Rex Riley leads three events. Among the girls, Julia Rahner has the top time in four events, while McDowell’s Danielle Snyder and Meadville’s Mylinda Hartnett each lead two events.

The following list is not intended to be the definitive times of all Erie County performers, but to give fans a cross section of the top times. Some performances might have been missed if swimmers competed at road meets. Coaches are welcome to contact the Times-News by e-mail at sports@timesnews.com to report omissions or updated times. The list will then be updated.

The Class AA top performances were posted earlier today.

Look below to see Class AAA’s top reported performances from Erie County:

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If the PIAA psych sheets are any indication, District 10 is positioned for a memorable PIAA swim meet March 14-17 at Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

The Fairview boys and Mercyhurst Prep girls in particular will have a healthy number of high seeds entering next week’s state championships.

Also, area swimmers who didn’t advance automatically found out today if they will advance to the PIAA championships based on times. District 10 is well-represented with time qualifiers.

Later this week, the PIAA is expected to release a complete psych sheet including blended seeds for automatic and time qualifiers.

Click below to get links to the psych sheets and to read more about District 10’s seeds.

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Daniel Bauman

There’s a new Bauman swimming at Cathedral Prep. Daniel is the youngest of four Bauman brothers who have excelled in the pool for the Ramblers. (Their father was an assistant coach.) Daniel Bauman, a freshman, showed last week that he also could be a key contributor in the future.

Bauman took advantage of some valuable pool time in Prep’s veteran lineup, and he responded by recording four wins in two Region 3 meets.

In Prep’s victory over Central Tech Feb. 6, Bauman turned in a first-place effort in the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 2 minutes, 5.95 seconds. He also swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay.

Three days later, Bauman won the 200 individual medley (2:22.29) and 100 backstroke (1:00.30) to help the Ramblers to a lopsided win over East.

Poll results:

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Zach Miller

Miller is one of the latest young standouts in Cathedral Prep’s tradition-rich program.

Miller, a sophomore, opened the season by finishing first in the 100-yard freestyle (51.24 seconds) and 200 freestyle (1:56.53) in the Ramblers’ victory over Strong Vincent Dec. 9. He also swam on the winning 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.

Miller added to his win total Monday by winning the 50 free (23.21) and anchoring the 200 medley relay in a win over Mercyhurst Prep.

Poll results below:

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